How hard it was… But the Blues did it (30-29)! Facing the powerful Blacks and leading the score for a good part of the match, the French held on before making the difference in the second half thanks to the power of Boudehent, the speed of Bielle-Biarrey and the boot of Ramos. For the third time in a row, the XV of France beats the All Blacks.
Yet trailing by seven points at the break, the Blues of the XV of France managed to regain the upper hand over New Zealand after returning from the locker room to achieve a magnificent victory 30-29 at the Stade de France. This is the third time in a row that Fabien Galthié's men have dominated the All Blacks.
This Saturday, November 15, 2024 in the evening, the Stade de France put on its festive clothes. During the pre-match protocol for the long-awaited match between the French XV and New Zealand as part of the 2024 Nations Series, the Dyonisian enclosure, plunged into darkness and only lit in blue-white-red on one of the stands, lived up to the event. The Marseillaise and the All Blacks haka, in Kapa O Pongo mode for this special occasion, too. But the question that was buzzing everywhere was rather whether Fabien Galthié's men, a year after the slap in the World Cup organized at home on this same pitch, were going to be there. Big winners over the weak Japanese last weekend, the French actually played their first real test of the fall against New Zealand with, at stake, the little-known Dave Gallaher Trophy.
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